Filmmaking Articles by Ed Colley
'Six of the Breast' from Russ MeyerThe fact that a man like Jonathan Ross professes to Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! as being one of his favourite films, should give you a pretty good idea as to what you can expect when you pick up a Russ Meyer film. Given that a perfect day for Ross...
Did you hear the one about the Jew, the Arab and the African American?There is much to enjoy in Taylor Hackford’s Ray, a biopic of the late, great Ray Charles. There’s an Oscar-worthy performance from rising star Jamie Foxx, who not only manages to resemble Charles to an uncanny extent, but also imbues his performance...
Bride and Prejudice Press ConferenceOn a rainy Sunday afternoon, Future Movies had the pleasure of attending the Bride and Prejudice press conference, along with the film’s director, Gurinder Chadha, and three of her stars – her ruggedly handsome and particularly hirstute leading man,...
RESFEST - starts in London 30/09The eighth annual RESFEST will travel with its programme of innovative works on its most extensive tour yet to over 30 cities across the world and to six cities in the UK and Ireland. The Festival will showcase the year’s best short films, music...
Remakes of TV shows - do you love 'em or hate 'em?As we well know, Hollywood is a bloody lazy industry, and if it can make a fast buck rehashing rather than creating, then you can bet your Gran’s last electricity token it will. And there is no Peruvian field richer for exploitation by greedy...
What's the story, Peter Lorre?Peter Lorre, the 100th year anniversary of whose birth was celebrated 26/06/04, was, and remains still, a contradiction as a Hollywood actor. Show someone a picture of this middle-European actor’s face or a recording of his voice, and it’s likely...
Jonny Persey interviewWondrous Oblivion is that rare breed - a thoughtful, intelligent and warm-hearted British film. Set in 1960'S London, the film follows the fortunes of young Jewish boy David Wiseman, a kid who loves his cricket but doesn't quite have the skills to...
Everything You Needed To Know About Making Movies...But Didn’t Know Who The Hell To AskAttempting to break into the movie business is a little like having sex for the first time. You know you want to do it, you’re fairly certain millions of people are attempting to do it as well, and you’re damn sure there are some undeserving buggers...
Blackball Press Conference On a bright, late summer Tuesday morning, Future Movies toddled off to a rather swanky hotel in Charlotte Street to see a special preview of the new British comedy Blackball, directed by Mel Smith, and starring Paul Kaye and the rather delicious...
Spellbound Film GalaTo celebrate the 104th birthday of revered director Alfred Hitchcock, County Hall Gallery is holding a special screening of the 1945 classic Spellbound (starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck) followed by a discussion panel on the...
Perfect PitchA great idea for a film. We’ve all got one somewhere. It might be a rarely visited, vague concept at the back of the mind. It could be a greatly cherished and constantly perfected storyline you are too embarrassed to share with anyone. Perhaps it’s...
John Brownlow In the latest installment of their '10 to Watch Series', Variety have announced what they consider to be the 2003 ‘10 Screenwriters to Watch’, turning the spotlight on the rising stars of the scriptwriting scene, focusing on emerging writers whose...
Vive la FrancePeople not familiar with their French cinema can often be quite derogatory about it, snootily suggesting that the sum of the Gallic movie business over the past decades amounts to Brigitte Bardot lying on a bed asking a brooding, cigarette smoking...
